Sep 9, 2012 4:14 PM

Have spotted this bug on a large daisy like flower, apparently collecting pollen like the dozens of other bees around it. Wasps seem to have distinct stripes rather than blocks of yellow on the abdomen and this one has longitudinal stripes on its thorax. it is around 2cm long but doesn't seem to be hairy like the other bees I've seen. With apologies for the quality of the picture - can you identify it for me. Many thanks